Abstract
Various novel organodifluorophosphines involving aromatic and aliphatic substituents were prepared and used as ligands in reactions with (COD)PtCl2 or K2PtCl4; complexes of the type cis-dichlorobis(organodifluorophos-phine)platinum(II) or tetrakis (organodifluorophosphine)platinum(O) were formed. The 31P-n.m.r. data of these compounds were correlated with Pt-P bond lengths found from X-ray diffraction studies. The hydrolysis of RPF2 and Pt(RPF2)4 with water leads to the formation of RP(F)(O)(H) or [RP(F)(OH)]2[RP((F)]2Pt. Both products were characterized by n.m.r. spectra and by X-ray structure determinations.